There are some people who seem to be everywhere at once; the rare individual who can simultaneously excel both at work and in school, and still have time to develop lasting connections with everyone they meet.
On Friday, the Illini Media Company and Zeta Beta Tau will honor one of those amazing peop...

The Daily Illini and WPGU recently got new mics in their live studio. This was thanks to The Brett Lerner Sports Broadcasting Memorial Fund. Illini Media Company was able to make this purchase that will help students for years to come and help keep Brett's love for sports broadcasting live on.Thi...

Today's show was broadcasted with heavy hearts as the Illini Drive family paid tribute to their friend and co-host Brett Lerner, who passed away Friday in a car accident. They shared their best memories and discussed just how truly special of a person Brett was. The staff figured it was only fittin...

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For today's Illini Drive tribute to Brett Lerner listen here:Working in journalism is a funny thing. In newsrooms, your social life is defined by 5- to 10-minute interactions. You might see someone anywhere from once a week to twice a day — it all depends on your hectic schedules.For a lot of us, Brett Ler...

Members of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity will host a candle light vigil in honor of Brett Lerner on the Main Quad on Thursday.The vigil will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will recognize Lerner’s involvement across campus; those in attendance will be invited to light candles in memory of Lerner. Additionally, mem...

The C-U area lost a highly involved, young sports journalist this weekend.Brett Lerner, 20, of Buffalo Grove, died in a car crash around 7:30 p.m. Friday, as he was traveling on Route 47 to an assignment for WCIA, where he was a sports intern. Lerner died of injuries sustained in the crash; the deat...

By The Daily Illini Staff Report October 24, 2015Filed under News, Sports

Editor's Note: The Daily Illini plans to honor Brett Lerner in the coming days. Brett was an incredible part of our newsroom, and he will be missed greatly. We were honored to be able to work with someone who loved their craft as much as Brett did. We continue to remember and honor B...

As I finish my tenure at The Daily Illini, I’ve been thinking a lot about the firsts: my first day as sports editor, my first meeting in charge, my first day covering football, my first day at The Daily Illini.
And while I’ll have plenty more firsts in my life, and hopefully more in other ne...

The Daily Illini sports staff lost another member of its extended family when former staffer Deep Chatterjee passed away.Deep hadn't done any work for us since 2014 ended — he wasn't a journalism student, and wasn't integrated into the journalism community like Brett Lerner, who passed away in Octo...

Before the season, Illinois women’s basketball head coach Matt Bollant’s talking point was the intensity of the practices his team had been going through. It seems that this coaching point has come full circle for the Illini as they prepare for the final four-game stretch of the season, which star...